We are delighted to announce that Professor Dermot Brabazon has taken office as the new Associate Editor of the International Journal of AI for Materials and Design (IJAMD) as of September 1, 2025. He will collaborate with Editor-in-Chief Professor Wai Yee Yeong to advance the journal's position as a leading open-access platform for AI-driven developments in materials science and design.
"It is a privilege to join the IJAMD team as we accelerate the integration of artificial intelligence into materials discovery, manufacturing, and engineering," Prof. Brabazon says. "I am committed to ensuring that the journal maintains its rigor and global reach, delivering timely breakthrough articles, authoritative reviews, and visionary perspectives that shape the future of AI-enabled engineering."
Prof. Brabazon brings more than two decades of interdisciplinary leadership to IJAMD. He holds the position of Full Professor of Materials Science and Engineering in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Dublin City University (DCU). He is Director of the DCU Institute of Advanced Processing Technology, Director of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Metallic Systems (RoI), and Deputy Director of I-Form, the Research Ireland centre focused on the development of manufacturing technologies. From 1995 to 2000, he worked with Materials Ireland, a national materials-science research centre. From 2000, he was appointed lecturer at Dublin City University, promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2006, Deputy Head of School in 2007, Associate Dean for Research in 2009, Professor in 2014, and Full Professor in 2020. In recognition of his academic achievements and contributions to the development of engineering technologies, he received the President's Award for Research in 2009, was appointed a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 2015, earned Invent Commercialization Awards in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2022, and the International AMPT Gold Medal in 2018 for lifetime achievements in materials-processing research and education. Since 2010 he has served on the Board of Directors of ESAFORM (European Material Forming Society).
Prof. Brabazon's research focuses on materials and processing technologies, including additive manufacturing, near-net-shape forming, laser processing, and AI for process control and part design. These interconnected activities advance materials science and engineering knowledge to improve product performance, production capability, and quality for the benefit of industry and society at large. He will continue to lead his research team while steering IJAMD toward expanded thematic coverage and heightened impact across academia and industry. He will be responsible for commissioning topical special issues, expanding the journal’s reviewer network, and ensuring a balanced portfolio of original research, reviews, and perspectives that address the grand challenges of sustainable, data-centric materials engineering.
"Prof. Brabazon's creativity, scholarly stature, and entrepreneurial vision will leverage IJAMD's open-access model to attract high-impact contributions worldwide," notes AccScience Publishing. "His experience provides the precise perspective required to grow the journal into an indispensable resource for the next decade of AI-driven manufacturing innovation."
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About the International Journal of AI for Materials and Design
International Journal of AI for Materials and Design is an international, peer-reviewed open-access journal that aims to bridge the cutting-edge research between AI and materials, AI and design. This journal serves the interdisciplinary community of chemists, engineers, physicists, and biologists focusing on how artificial intelligence(AI) can be developed and used for specific applications.